The team is headed by
Collegiate Baseballs Freshman Pitcher of The Year Ryan Berry of Rice and
Freshman Player of The Year 1B Dustin Ackley of North Carolina.

Here is a rundown on the 2007
Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-Americans as chosen by Collegiate Baseball.

Starting Pitchers

RHP Ryan Berry, Rice  Berry,
Collegiate Baseballs Freshman Pitcher of The Year, had a remarkable
campaign for the Owls as he was named first team Conference USA and captured
Freshman of The Year honors as well by the league. Heading into super
regional competition, he was 11-2 with a 2.72 ERA. He struck out 109 batters
and walked 30 in 109 innings. Berry tied the Rice freshman school record set
by former first round draft pick Matt Anderson with 11 wins this season.

RHP Mike Leake, Arizona St. 
Leake was fabulous in his initial campaign with the Sun Devils as he was
named a first team Pac-10 selection. Heading into regional action, he was
12-1 with a 3.72 ERA and had fanned 75 batters with 26 walks in 101 2/3
innings. He started 10 games this season with one complete game and one
save.

LHP Eric Erickson, Miami (Fla.) 
A first team Atlantic Coast Conference selection, Erickson was 8-3 with a
1.93 ERA late in the season. He posted 51 strikeouts and 38 walks with one
save.

LHP Justin Marks, Louisville 
Marks was a second team Big East Conference pick as well as Rookie of The
Year in the league. He posted a 6-2 record, 2.51 ERA and fanned 70 batters
in 79 innings.

LHP Mike Minor, Vanderbilt  Minor
was named to the All-Freshmen team in the Southeastern Conference. He posted
a 7-1 record, 3.05 ERA and fanned 61 batters with 15 walks and recorded 2
saves.

LHP Nathan Baker, Mississippi 
Baker was an All-Freshmen pick in the Southeastern Conference. He posted a
6-1 record, 3.66 ERA and fanned 38 batters with 17 walks late in the season.

RHP Casey Schmidt, Creighton 
Schmidt finished the season with a 6-1 record and 3.12 ERA in 16
appearances. In 43 1/3 innings, he struck out 27 batters and walked 11. He
posted a 5-0 record and 0.98 ERA in 27 2/3 innings over his final eight
appearances.

LHP Wes Musick, Houston  A first
team Conference USA selection, Musick was 6-3 with a 2.58 ERA as he fanned
63 batters with 28 walks.

RHP Jerry Sullivan, Oral Roberts
 Sullivan finished the year with a 5-0 record and 2.04 ERA. He
appeared in 12 games and struck out 45 batters while walking eight in 53
innings.

LHP Rex Brothers, Lipscomb  Named
second team Atlantic Sun and league Freshman of The Year, opponents could
only hit .208 against him. Brothers posted a 7-4 record, 3.51 ERA and fanned
93 batters in 16 games.

RHP Todd Roth, Pennsylvania  A
first team Ivy League pick, he was also named Rookie of The Year in the
league with a 6-2 record and 1.98 ERA.

RHP Brian Pendergast, Manhattan 
Pendergast put up impressive numbers as he posted a 6-0 record with 3 saves
and a 2.45 ERA late in the season.

RHP Ricky Bowen, Mississippi St. 
Late in the season Bowen had a 5-1 record and 3.91 ERA with 24 strikeouts, 4
saves and only six walks.

RHP Russ Tomlinson, College of
Charleston  Tomlinson posted a 5-1 record, 2.76 ERA and 2 saves late in
the season. He fanned 20 batters as well.

RHP Ryan Buch, Monmouth  A second
team Northeast Conference pick and Rookie of The Year in the league, he
posted an 8-2 record and 2.23 ERA with 66 strikeouts.

RHP Tony Sedlmeyer, Purdue 
Posted a 6-4 record and was named an All-Big Ten third team
selection. In 12 starts, Sedlmeyer had a 4.34 ERA and struck out 27 in 56
innings.

LHP Bart Carter, Western Kentucky 
Carter was named Freshman of The Year in the Sun Belt Conference. He
posted a 6-5 record, 4.13 ERA, 2 complete games and fanned 64 batters with
37 walks in 85 innings.

RHP Mike Ford, U.C. Santa Barbara 
Ford led all freshmen in the Big West Conference in innings pitched and
strikeouts with 68. He was the first freshman since Barry Zito to lead the
team in strikeouts. His best game of the season was when he took a perfect
game in the seventh inning against Texas Christian.

Relief Pitchers

A.J. Griffin, San Diego  A first
team West Coast Conference pick, Griffin posted a 6-1 record with 11 saves
and a 2.63 ERA as he appeared in 33 games. Griffin fanned 63 batters and
walked 18.

Bryant George, Southern Illinois 
George recorded 9 saves with a 3.09 ERA late in the season. He fanned 23
batters with 10 walks.

Joe Kelly, U.C. Riverside  A
first team Big West Conference pick, he posted 4 saves, a 1-1 record and
0.83 ERA late in the season with 16 strikeouts.

Scott Migl, Texas A&M  Migl
registered a 6-1 record and 2.20 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 13 walks late in
the season.

Stephen Strasburg, San Diego St. 
A second team Mountain West selection and co-Freshman Player of The Year in
the league, he posted 7 saves and a 2.50 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 36
innings late in the season.

Catchers

Tommy Medica, Santa Clara  A
first team West Coast Conference pick and a member of the All-Freshmen team
in the league, Medica hit .393 with 8 doubles, 4 triples, 4 stolen bases and
18 RBIs late in the season. He also is a superb defensive receiver.

Richard Jones, The Citadel  Jones
was named Southern Conference Freshman of The Year and named to the 2007
All-Southern Conference tournament team. He hit .335 with 15 homers, 11
doubles and 61 RBI. He blasted 12 of 15 home runs in his last 25 games and
paced the Bulldogs with 15 multi-RBI games. He finished in three top 10
Southern Conference lists, including tied for fourth in home runs (5), tied
for seventh in RBI (61) and sixth in slugging percentage (.645).

Dustin Ackley, North Carolina  Collegiate Baseballs Freshman Player of The Year, Ackley put up
mammoth numbers this season for the Tar Heels as he was named first team
Atlantic Coast Conference and ACC Freshman Player of The Year. Heading into
regional competition, he was hitting .437 with 19 doubles, 7 homers, 63 RBI
and had swiped 10 of 13 bases. Ackley posted 107 hits in 245 at-bats and
only struck out 16 times as he scored 59 runs.

Justin Bour, George Mason  Bour
was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Freshmen team as he hit
.310 with 14 homers and collected 54 RBIs

Marc Krauss, Ohio  Krauss was the
Mid-American Conference Freshman of The Year as he led Ohio in hitting
(.369), home runs (8), doubles (19), total bases (114) and slugging
percentage (.610). He led the Bobcats with 23 multi-hit games and tied for
the team lead with 13 multi-RBI games. His most memorable game of the season
was against Youngstown St. as he belted three home runs.

Shaun Kort, Nevada  Named
Freshman of The Year in the Western Athletic Conference and a second team
WAC selection, he hit .398 with 15 doubles, 5 homers, 47 RBI and scored 40
runs.

Aaron Baker, Oklahoma 
Baker started all but one game for the Sooners and hit .323 with 4 homers,
16 doubles and knocked in 50 runs. He made only two errors at first base all
season.

Steven Caseres, James Madison 
Named an All-Freshman with by the Colonial Athletic Association, he hit .298
with 11 homers and 40 RBIs.

Zach Miller, Mississippi  Miller
was named an All-Freshman Southeastern Conference pick as he hit .405 with 6
doubles, 2 homers, 1 triple, 2 stolen bases and knocked in 20 runs late in
the season.

Dallas Poulk, N.C. State 
Poulk had a remarkable season as he hit .394 to lead Wolfpack
batters by 78 points. In addition, he hit 8 doubles, 4 triples and drove in
26 runs in 56 games. He also swiped 7 bases, and his slugging percentage was
.506 while his on-base percentage stood at .441.

Ben Yoder, Bucknell  Yoder was
named Rookie of The Year in the Patriot League. He was second in batting
average for Bucknell (.317) and first among league freshmen. The two-time
Patriot League Rookie of the Week honoree collected 38 hits, including five
doubles, and two triples as he scored 21 runs with 12 RBIs in 37 games.

Jason Jamerson, Butler  Jamerson
was a second team Horizon League pick and also named to the All-Freshman
team in the league after a superb season.

Jordin Hood, Northern Illinois 
Hood was named a second team Mid-American Conference pick after hitting .293
with 5 doubles, 5 homers and 3 triples with 22 RBI and 8 stolen bases.

Randy Wells, St. Marys  Wells
was an All-Freshman West Coast Conference pick as he hit .364 with 9
doubles, 1 homer, 3 triples, 5 stolen bases and 33 RBI late in the season.

T.J. Thompson, North Florida 
Thompson was a first team Atlantic Sun selection and also was named to the
All-Freshman team in the Atlantic Sun. Thompson finishing second on the team
with a .326 batting average. He also came through in the clutch on several
occasions for the Ospreys, tallying five game-winning RBIs. In the last
third of the season, Thompson stepped into the leadoff role and put together
a .400 on-base percentage along with 10 doubles.

Grant Green, Southern California 
Named co-Newcomer of The Year in the Pac-10 with only nine errors all
season, Green hit .316 with 10 triples (USC record), 14 doubles, 2 homers
and 24 RBI.

Kyle Bellows, San Jose St.  A
second team Western Athletic Conference pick, he hit .344 with 11 doubles, 3
homers and 38 RBI last season.

Third Basemen

Matt Prokopowicz, Hofstra  Named
the Colonial Athletic Association Freshman of The Year, Prokopowicz was also
a second team all league selection. He hit .416 with 82 hits, 6 homers and
52 RBI late in the season.

Jason Stidham, Florida St. 
A first team Atlantic Coast Conference selection, Stidham hit .366
with 6 homers, 17 doubles and 48 RBIs in 61 games. He collected 86 hits and
also swiped five bases.

Nick Harris, Southeastern Missouri St.
 Harris was named to the Ohio Valley All-Freshmen team as he hit .305
with 10 doubles, 8 homers, 4 triples and swiped 8 bases with 37 RBI late in
the season.

Steve Parker, Brigham Young 
Named Co-Freshman of The Year in the Mountain West Conference, Parker hit
.317 with 6 homers, 32 RBI and scored 39 runs. He had an on-base percentage
of .443 which ranked fifth in the league.

Billy Anderson, Central Michigan 
Anderson was a second team Mid-American Conference pick. He hit .430 in 39
games with 6 doubles, 3 triples, 4 stolen bases and 24 RBI.

Richard Jones, The Citadel  Jones
was named Freshman of The Year in the Southern Conference. He hit .331 with
12 homers and 55 RBI.

Justin Milo, Cornell  A first
team Ivy League selection, Milo hit .426 in 19 games with 10 doubles, 2
homers and 12 RBI.

Michael Stephan, Stony Brook  A
second team America East and All-Freshman league pick, Stephan hit .328 with
7 doubles, 3 homers and 16 RBI.

Tim Palincsar, Texas-San Antonio 
Named Freshman of The Year in the Southland Conference, he hit .307 with 5
homers, 34 RBI and swiped 12 bases.

Vinnie Catricala, Hawaii  A
second team Western Athletic Conference pick, Catricala hit .318 with 2
homers, 6 doubles, 1 triple and 25 RBI late in the season.

Multiple Position Athletes

Anthony Aliotti, St. Marys 
Aliotti pitched and played first base for St. Marys this season and was
superb in both. Late in the season, he was hitting .333 with 32 RBI and
posted a 6-4 record on the mound with a 4.44 ERA and 46 strikeouts with only
14 walks.

Jeff Lockwood, Tennessee  Named
to the All-Freshmen team in the Southeastern Conference, Lockwood posted 8
saves with a 3.31 ERA and hit .317 with 6 doubles and 28 RBIs.